The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.
O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body, and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.
Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth; but that which is good, to the edification of faith, that it may administer grace to the hearers.
And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.
Thy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense.
Our God is our refuge and strength: a helper in troubles, which have found us exceedingly.
And the things which thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, the same commend to faithful men, who shall be fit to teach others also.
The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.
The house of the just is very much strength: and in the fruits of the wicked is trouble.
The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.
That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.
The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips.
The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand.